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Lakeshore Road bike lanes supported 4-2
(Burlington Post, Tina Depko-Denver, Jan 15 2013)

The Development and Infrastructure Committee voted Monday night 4-2 in favour of two pilot projects for bike lanes on Lakeshore Road between Seneca Avenue and Walker’s Line.

Those in favour were Mayor Rick Goldring, Ward 1 Councillor Rick Craven, Ward 4 Councillor Jack Dennison and Ward 6 Councillor Blair Lancaster.

Goldring said the pilot project is one way for the city to explore ways to get people out of their cars and onto more environmentally friendly forms of transportation.

“This report gives us the opportunity to heighten awareness around the big picture issues around traffic and transportation,” said Goldring. “…In Burlington, we have approximately 119,000 cars based on 70,000 households and assuming 1.7 cars per household. That’s a lot of cars.”

Those opposed included Ward 2 Councillor Marianne Meed Ward and Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman....


The pilot project on Lakeshore Road between Seneca Avenue and Guelph Line is proposed to run from fall 2013 until the end of the year.

Re-marking the road would cost approximately $15,500.

The stretch is slated for resurfacing in spring 2014, meaning there would be no additional cost to paint the original lines if the pilot is unsuccessful.

The pilot project on Lakeshore Road between Guelph and Walker’s lines is slated to run from spring 2013 to the end of the year.

The re-marking is expected to cost $40,000. If staff and council considers the project a failure, it will cost another approximately $40,000 to re-mark the road.

The temporary markings on Lakeshore Road from Seneca to Walker’s Line will remain until staff reports back to council on the results of the pilot projects in spring 2014.

The decision goes for council approval on Monday, Jan. 28.